# Connecticut HB 05563: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.

Connecticut HB 05563, AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Judiciary Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-04 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05563
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROPOSALS, CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL FOR AIRPORTS, HELIPORTS, VERTIPORTS, RESTRICTED LANDING AREAS AND OTHER AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES, POLICE COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL WORKERS, SURVEILLANCE PRICING, EDUCATION COST SHARING AND WITHHOLDING OF TAXES FROM LUMP SUM PAYMENTS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-06-04, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Judiciary Committee
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: judiciary
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 14

## Summary

To (1) modify statutory provisions relating to the offenses of organized retail theft and accessory to organized retail theft, (2) establish fostering the sale of stolen property and gift card crime as forms of larceny, (3) modify statutory provisions relating to the civil liability of a person eighteen years of age or older or an emancipated minor who takes possession of certain goods, merchandise or produce without the consent of the owner and with a certain intention, or who alters the price indicia of such goods or merchandise, and (4) modify statutory provisions concerning to whom the Department of Public Health may release information concerning acknowledgment of parentage.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Earlier health care help after prison: benefit, medium. The York Correctional Institution care pilot must begin by October 1, 2026, instead of October 1, 2027. Subject to available funding, it serves people leaving the prison who have chronic disease and behavioral health needs. It provides discharge planning, care coordination, and community care throu…
- Safer prescription handling for incarcerated people: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, the Department of Correction must accept prescription medicine an incarcerated person has with them. The department must store the medicine under written patient-safety policies. Those policies also govern whether staff give the medicine as prescribed; acceptance does not…
- Limits on prices using personal data: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, Connecticut retailers and third-party delivery services cannot use personal data for covered individual price increases. Exceptions cover genuine market prices, justified cost or timing differences, specified customer discounts, qualifying loyalty programs, and error correct…
- Temporary withholding relief on lump-sum payments: benefit, low. From July 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027, Connecticut residents have no required withholding on qualifying lump-sum distributions unless they request it. A distribution qualifies when it exceeds the smaller of $5,000 or 50% of the account balance. This changes when tax money is collected, not t…
- Child welfare access to parentage records: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, authorized Department of Children and Families staff can receive information about acknowledgments of parentage. The request must support the department's duties in a pending Superior Court juvenile matter. The child's parentage must remain unresolved.
- Guidance for police and social workers: benefit, low. Effective June 4, 2026, the state police training council must review police–social worker programs and issue guidance. The review must consider the specified earlier evaluation. Beginning October 1, 2026, guidance must address potential effects and when collaboration is or is not practical. It mus…
- More court participation for crime victims: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, victims can speak on the record before covered charges are dismissed or prosecutors stop pursuing them. Covered charges include specified sexual offenses and family violence crimes. Prosecutors must notify victims about plea or sentencing proceedings when victims request…
- More time and appeals for DNA testing: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, people convicted and sentenced to incarceration can seek DNA testing while incarcerated. They can also apply after completing incarceration while still under probation, parole, or correctional agency supervision. The biological evidence must still exist, be testable, and…
- New criminal protections against gift-card fraud: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the law treats specified gift-card fraud as larceny. It covers taking or keeping cards or redemption data without consent, tampering with cards or packaging, and fraudulent schemes. The person must act with intent to defraud. These protections cover both gift cards and th…
- Broader crimes for theft and resale: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, organized retail theft can combine thefts over 365 days, up from 180 days. The total must exceed $2,000, with the person acting for financial gain alongside at least one other person. Accessory conduct expressly includes online handling of stolen retail goods intended to…
- Higher fees and rules for airfields: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, covered air facilities expecting over 36 annual landings and takeoffs need site approval and a license. Three-year licenses and renewals cost $300, up from $150. Facilities expecting 36 or fewer movements must register before operating; registration and renewals cost $100…
- Higher shoplifting damages, less defendant recovery: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, the civil shoplifting punitive-damages cap rises from $300 to $1,000; awards are not automatic. Covered defendants must be at least 18 or emancipated minors. Covered conduct includes taking goods or agricultural produce without consent and intending not to pay, or alterin…
- Extra state aid allows budget revisions: mixed, low. Effective June 4, 2026, towns and regional school boards can revise fiscal year 2027 budgets after receiving more state aid than expected. Their budgets or tax levies must have been adopted before the state budget. Changes to budgets, tax levies, and remaining tax installments must occur by July 1,…
- More local flexibility over school funding: mixed, low. Effective June 4, 2026, qualifying towns and regional school boards can reduce their local education share for fiscal year 2027. They must have raised that share above fiscal year 2026. The floor is the greater of adopted education funding or the 2026 school-board budget plus covered supplemental s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Judiciary Committee
- Cosponsor: Jane M. Garibay (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicholas Menapace (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tom Delnicki (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 390 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Roll Call Vote 225 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Roll Call Vote 295 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-130, 2026-05-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00130-R00HB-05563-PA.PDF)
- File No. 527, 2026-04-08: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05563-R000527-FC.PDF)
- JUD Joint Favorable, 2026-03-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 527: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05563-R000527-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5563, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05563-R01-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 527: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05563-R000527-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5014 (Minimal Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05014-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5106 (Potential Cost): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05106-FNA.pdf)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5795 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05795-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5944 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05944-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6169 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO06169-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6252 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO06252-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5563, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5944): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05563-R01-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5563, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5944), Senate "A" (LCO 6252): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05563-R02-FN.PDF)
- House LCO Amendment #5014 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05014-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #5106 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05106-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House LCO Amendment #5795 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05795-R00-AMD.pdf)
- House Roll Call Vote 225 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00225-R00HB05563-HV.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 295 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00295-R00HB05563-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 5944 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- JUD Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R00JUD-CV81-TS.PDF)
- Senate LCO Amendment #6169 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06169-R00-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 390: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00390-R00HB05563-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 6252 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-130: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00130-R02HB-05563-SUM.PDF)

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## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-130 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00130-R00HB-05563-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 527 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05563-R000527-FC.PDF)
- [JUD Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 527 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05563-R000527-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5563, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05563-R01-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 527 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05563-R000527-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5014 (Minimal Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05014-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5106 (Potential Cost) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05106-FNA.pdf)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5795 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05795-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 5944 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO05944-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6169 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO06169-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 6252 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00LCO06252-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5563, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5944) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05563-R01-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5563, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 5944), Senate "A" (LCO 6252) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05563-R02-FN.PDF)
- [House LCO Amendment #5014 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05014-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #5106 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05106-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House LCO Amendment #5795 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO05795-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [House Roll Call Vote 225 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00225-R00HB05563-HV.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 295 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00295-R00HB05563-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 5944 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [JUD Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R00JUD-JFR.PDF)
- [JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05563-R00JUD-CV81-TS.PDF)
- [Senate LCO Amendment #6169 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO06169-R00-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 390 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00390-R00HB05563-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 6252 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05563-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-130 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00130-R02HB-05563-SUM.PDF)

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